2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, which in the past has been erroneously called 鈥渉exylene glycol鈥�, is an ingredient in products ranging from cosmetics to brake fluid. A. Franke first reported its synthesis in 1901. P. Y. Chavant and co-workers recently came up with聽a new use for it鈥攕ynthesizing arylboronic esters without having to run the reaction at cryogenic temperatures.
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